Long Way Home
by Michael Morpurgo
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Adventure fiction. A heartfelt tale of an orphaned boy in search of family from War Horse author and former Children's Laureate, Michael Morpurgo. Another summer. Another foster family. George has already made up his mind to run away, back to the children's home. None of the previous families have wanted him. Why should the Dyers be any different? But George begins to feel at ease with Tom Dyer and his sister Storme, even happy, and changes his mind. He could even feel at home with them - show more couldn't he? Long Way Home is a thoughtful tale about orphans, family, love and finding a place one can call home. 9 yrs+ show lessTags
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George lives in a children's home and is being forced to spend yet another summer holiday with a horrible foster family. This time he's going to a farm and there's no way they'll have anything in common.
Tom and Storme are the children on the farm and Tom is particularly resentful that he has to spend yet another of his summer holidays entertaining a foster sibling. Storme is more open and curious about who is coming to stay.
George is particularly adept at running away but will he run away this time... that may not be his decision to make....
Tom and Storme are the children on the farm and Tom is particularly resentful that he has to spend yet another of his summer holidays entertaining a foster sibling. Storme is more open and curious about who is coming to stay.
George is particularly adept at running away but will he run away this time... that may not be his decision to make....
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British author Michael Morpurgo was born in St. Albans, Hertforshire in 1943. He attended the University of London and studied English and French. He became a primary school teacher in Kent for about ten years. He and his wife Clare started a charity called Farms for City Children. They currently own three farms where over 2000 children a year show more stay for a week and experience the countryside by taking part in purposeful farmwork. He has published over 100 books and several screenplays. He won the 1995 Whitbread Children's Book Award for The Wreck of the Zanzibar, the 1996 Nestle Smarties Book Prize for The Butterfly Lion, and the 2000 Children's Book Award for Kensuke's Kingdom. Private Peaceful won the 2005 Red House Children's Book Award and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. Five of his books have been made into movies and two have been adapted for television. He was named as the third Children's Laureate in May 2003. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1975
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- Languages
- English, Turkish
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